| ‘We are not thugs’: Rep. Correa defends Hispanic Caucus after dismissal from ICE meeting Posted: 17 Feb 2017 08:22 AM PST  Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) were outraged after they were barred from a meeting with Thomas Homan, the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). On Thursday, at the request of House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., the speaker's staffers asked CHC members to leave the meeting, which was about the execution of President Trump's controversial immigration policy.
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| Trump's media bias survey sparks online battle between fans and critics Posted: 17 Feb 2017 07:05 AM PST  A survey from President Trump's campaign team meant to gather antimedia answers has turned into an online proxy war between those who support the president and those against him. On Thursday, moments after he completed an hour-plus press conference, in which much of the time was spent attacking reporters and "fake news," Trump's team emailed out a survey to all his supporters imploring them to help fight the mainstream media.
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| Malaysia arrests North Korean over Kim Jong-Nam killing Posted: 18 Feb 2017 03:16 AM PST  Malaysian police said Saturday they had arrested a North Korean man over the assassination of Kim Jong-Un's brother, as relations between Pyongyang and Kuala Lumpur nosedived in a battle for his body. A 46-year-old was arrested on Friday evening with documents that identified him as North Korean citizen Ri Jong Chol, a police statement said, making him the first person from the North to be detained over the case. Kim Jong-Nam died after an unidentified liquid was sprayed in his face at Kuala Lumpur international airport on Monday, in an attack Seoul says was carried out by female agents on the orders of Pyongyang.
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| Powerful storm pounds Southern and Central California Posted: 18 Feb 2017 04:41 AM PST ![Powerful storm pounds Southern and Central California]( "Powerful storm pounds Southern and Central California") A powerful Pacific storm blew into Southern and Central California on Friday with wind-driven heavy rains that downed power lines and electrocuted a man, killed a motorist in a submerged car and disrupted hundreds of flights at airports. With the storm feeding on an atmospheric river of moisture stretching far out into the Pacific, precautionary evacuations of homes in some neighborhoods were requested due to the potential for mudslides and debris flows. More than 300 arriving and departing flights were delayed or canceled at Los Angeles International Airport. (AP) See more news-related photo galleries and follow us on Yahoo News Photo Tumblr
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| 10 Things to Know for Friday Posted: 16 Feb 2017 07:45 PM PST  Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: 1. TRUMP RAPS 'CRIMINAL' LEAKS, 'DISHONEST' MEDIA His 77-minute news conference amounts to an extended ...
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| China Completes Training Drills In South China Sea Posted: 17 Feb 2017 04:22 AM PST  Three Chinese warships that included a destroyer started the exercises last Friday.
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| House committee probes Russia payment to Flynn Posted: 17 Feb 2017 01:01 PM PST  Citing a Yahoo News interview with retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn last July, a House committee has opened an investigation into whether President Trump's recently resigned national security adviser received an improper payment from the Russian government for a trip to Moscow in December 2015.
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| Questions raised about Leanna Taylor's behavior after son's death: Part 3 Posted: 17 Feb 2017 05:36 PM PST  Authorities claimed Taylor seemed unemotional after learning her son had died, but Taylor says she was trying to process what happened.
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| Lincoln, Washington and Roosevelt ranked top three U.S. presidents Posted: 17 Feb 2017 11:14 PM PST ![Lincoln, Washington and Roosevelt ranked top three U.S. presidents]( "Lincoln, Washington and Roosevelt ranked top three U.S. presidents") (Reuters) - Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and Franklin D. Roosevelt were ranked as the top three U.S. presidents in history respectively while Barack Obama entered the rankings in the 12th spot, based on a survey of historians released on Friday. Theodore Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower rounded out the top five of 43 presidents in U.S. history, a survey of historians' rankings of presidential leadership found. "Once again the big three are Lincoln, Washington and FDR - as it should be.
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| Michel, GOP leader skilled at deal-making, dies at age 93 Posted: 17 Feb 2017 05:38 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Bob Michel, an affable Illinois congressman who served as leader of the Republican House minority for 14 years and was skilled at seeking compromise critical in getting many initiatives of two Republican presidents through Congress, died Friday. He was 93.
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| Philippine Church in 'show of force' against drug killings Posted: 18 Feb 2017 05:21 AM PST  Thousands of Catholic faithful gathered in the Philippine capital on Saturday for a "show of force" in the biggest rally yet to stop extrajudicial killings in President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war. More than 6,000 people have died since Duterte took office seven months ago and ordered an unprecedented crime war that has drawn global criticism for alleged human rights abuses, but is popular with many in the mainly Catholic country. Members of one of the nation's oldest and most powerful institutions chanted prayers and sang hymns as they marched to condemn a "spreading culture of violence".
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| Yahoo fined after news story aborts Australia murder trial Posted: 16 Feb 2017 07:34 PM PST  Australian-US media outlet Yahoo7 was Friday found in contempt and fined over an online story that saw a murder trial aborted, with a judge slamming the website for prioritising profit above oversight. A Sydney-based Yahoo7 journalist, Krystal Johnson, and the company were hauled before court last year over a report about a Melbourne murder trial that contained prejudicial information not heard by the jury. Justice John Dixon of the Supreme Court of Victoria convicted Yahoo7 -- co-owned by US internet giant Yahoo and Australia's Seven West Media -- of contempt of court and fined the news organisation Aus$300,000 (US$230,000).
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| Outdoor trade show leaving Utah over public lands stance Posted: 16 Feb 2017 06:57 PM PST  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A lucrative outdoor trade show that's been staged in Salt Lake City for two decades announced Thursday it will be leaving Utah over the latest disagreement with state leaders about their stance on public lands.
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| The Most Beautiful Chart In the World, According To Bill Gates Posted: 17 Feb 2017 12:26 PM PST  The Microsoft founder tweeted a chart showing a more than 50 percent reduction in childhood deaths since 1990.
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| Boy, 5, Left In Critical Condition After Being Mauled by Pit Bull Posted: 18 Feb 2017 12:13 PM PST  The family reportedly owned the dogs.
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| 680 Cubans returned home since end of 'wet foot, dry foot' Posted: 17 Feb 2017 07:43 PM PST ![680 Cubans returned home since end of 'wet foot, dry foot']( "680 Cubans returned home since end of 'wet foot, dry foot'") HAVANA (AP) — About 680 Cubans have been returned to the island from various countries since then-President Barack Obama ended a longstanding immigration policy that allowed any Cuban who made it to U.S. soil to stay and become a legal resident, state television reported Friday.
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| Turkey sets out Raqqa operation plans to U.S.: report Posted: 18 Feb 2017 07:44 AM PST ![Turkey sets out Raqqa operation plans to U.S.: report]( "Turkey sets out Raqqa operation plans to U.S.: report") By Humeyra Pamuk ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey has presented two proposals to the United States for how to carry out a joint military operation to drive Islamic State from its stronghold in the Syrian city of Raqqa, Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported on Saturday. Ankara has said repeatedly that the planned operation should be conducted by local Arab forces, possibly with support from Turkish troops, as opposed to the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Force (SDF) -- an alliance dominated by Kurdish YPG militia.
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| One dead, 27 hurt in Belgium train derailment Posted: 18 Feb 2017 03:07 PM PST  One person died and 27 others were injured -- three of them seriously -- when a train derailed Saturday shortly after leaving a station east of Brussels, officials said. The train carrying 85 passengers derailed four minutes after leaving Louvain bound for the North Sea coast via the Belgian capital, the SNCB railway authority said. "Rescue workers confirm the death of one person, three seriously injured and 24 others hurt," a Belgian official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
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| Impeached Brazil leader Rousseff eyes political return Posted: 18 Feb 2017 11:54 AM PST  Brasília (AFP) - Six months after her humiliating departure from Brazil's presidency following an impeachment trial, Dilma Rousseff is contemplating her political future. Lula faces trial over alleged involvement in the Petrobras affair, which he denies.
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| Indiana Teen Charged In Mother’s Stabbing Death Posted: 17 Feb 2017 12:00 AM PST  Chastinea Reeves, who has been charged with murder, was initially believed to be in "extreme danger," as authorities were concerned that she may have been kidnapped by those responsible for her mother's death.
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| Protesters in Barcelona urge Spain to take in more refugees Posted: 18 Feb 2017 11:21 AM PST  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — At least 160,000 protesters marched Saturday in Barcelona to demand that Spain's conservative-led government increase its efforts to take in refugees from war-torn countries like Syria.
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| 8 paid iPhone apps on sale for free today Posted: 17 Feb 2017 08:48 AM PST 
Happy Friday, Apple fans. We've got one more list for you this week that covers the best paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free. There are still a few freebies to be found in Thursday's post, but many of those deals have ended. You'll find eight fresh options on today's list though, so be sure to grab them while you can. These are paid iPhone and iPad apps that have been made available for free for a limited time by their developers. There is no way to tell how long they will be free. These sales could end an hour from now or a week from now — obviously, the only thing we can guarantee is that they were free at the time this post was written. If you click on a link and see a price listed next to an app instead of the word "get," it is no longer free. The sale has ended. If you download the app, you will be charged. Green Riding Hood 
Normally $2.99. iPad App of the Year 2015 (Best of App Store, Russia);
"Free App of the Week" in 2017. "Green Riding Hood" is a new masterpiece app for kids. Enjoy its beautiful graphics, cute characters, bright story and excellent narration by Alistair Findlay — the voice of Nighty Night apps series that is loved by kids all around the world! Here you will find a beautifully drawn and animated story about a little girl, her Grandma, their animal friends and a hungry Wolf. But don't be afraid. In this spinoff of the famous classic fairy tale by Charles Perrault and Brothers Grimm the Wolf won't have to eat anyone.
Want to know why? Then download the Green Riding Hood right now and have fun with your kids playing mini-games and studying Grandma's cooking recipes! The app features: * CUTE CHARACTERS that will make your family have a hearty laugh! * BEAUTIFUL GRAPHICS made by an award winning illustrator Andrey Gordeev whose portfolio includes Cannes Lion and ADC Global awards. * GREAT ANIMATIONS to whisk you away to a magic world! * FUN MINIGAMES that will cheer up and entertain kids and adults alike. * GRANDMA'S COOKING BOOK with plenty of recipes for a healthy and balanced diet. * EXCELLENT VOICEOVER recorded by Alistair Findlay — a Scottish actor whose filmography includes such classical movies as "Highlander" and "In the Name of the Father". Children's apps fans know him for his narration in the acclaimed Nighty Night HD apps series. Green Riding Hood is a beautiful interactive book for iOS that introduces children to a healthy lifestyle in a playful form. It is a cheerful fairy tale about friendship, yoga and the idea of living healthily. Green Riding Hood is a pop up tale in your device. Play it, read it and listen to it with your children as a lullaby before you tell them "Nighty night!" No more need to be scared of the grey wolf!
Download Green Riding Hood RainFace 
Normally $0.99. A simple but powerful complication to see if it will rain today at home or at work... in just one glance of your watch face! Simply set up your home and work locations and RainFace will check to see what the chance of rain is so you can grab your umbrella on your way out the door. Download now and never get caught out by the rain again!
Download RainFace Cool Fonts Keyboard Pro 
Normally $0.99. WANT COOL FONTS?! THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO GET MORE FONTS! Show everyone how you REALLY Feel in style! Want more cool fonts that work EVERYWHERE?? Get all the new fonts and backgrounds you've always wanted now! Tons of backgrounds and fonts, and now with over 90+ Fonts PLUS over 90+ Backgrounds, with new ones in each update! Customize your device with tons of awesome and unique fonts that work in EVERY app. Works in Email, iMessage, Line, WhatsApp, Snapchat, WeChat, Kik, QQ, Instagram, Youtube, and any font keyboard you can type in! • ċȗṡṭọṃıẓє ƴǫųŗ proғιlə αηδ вισ ση S҉O҉C҉I҉A҉L҉ ΠΣTШΩRҜS!!
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Download Cool Fonts Keyboard Pro MORPH 
Normally $0.99. From the ominous dangers of a dark square world, MORPH an adorable little creature is propelled by adept chooses into the light, finding his way from world to world in this extremely astute puzzle game. Careful thought is necessary to avoid treacherous obstacles which would lead to a certain horrible death and find the hidden path to the portal leading to the light a symbol of your growing enlightenment.
Download MORPH LITMUS 
Normally $0.99. Ever experienced a moment and wished you could share it with someone? Even the simplest of moments define our existence and make life all the more interesting. If you have one, why not note it on LITMUS? • Simple Note
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Download LITMUS Dead On Sight 
Normally $0.99. "Dead on Sight is a solid zombie sniper game. The action and gameplay are great." - toucharcade.com "Dead On Sight Could Be The Best Zombie Sniper Game For iOS" 4.5 Stars - appadvice.com Blow zombies to bits and rescue the residents of the town of Resurrection in this original touch controlled sniper game. The population in the town of Resurrection have got problems: the dead have risen from their graves and are now eating the locals. Armed with a sniper rifle you have to fight off the undead and give the people a chance to escape. They will try to escape by running, climbing up ladders and hiding in buildings. The undead will be in hot pursuit and you must stop them before they make a meal out of them. You will travel through the town, stationed at a number of sniper positions. From your vantage point use your sniper rifle scope to stop the zombie hoards. Finally, cover the people that you managed to rescue with your rifle while they take the only road out of town. Features • Unique touch control system using both hands
• Hoards of destructible zombies
• 5 Mini games
• High quality hand drawn comic book storyline
• Auto game save for easy pick and play
• Original music
• Optimized for different devices
• Game Center Integration
Download Dead On Sight Earth Lists 
Normally $4.99. Earth Lists is a simple and delightful way to keep all your lists and tasks. The app is simple to use while offering a compelling way to get things done.
You can use Earth Lists for: • To do Lists
• Shopping Lists
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• Inventories
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• And Much More! We've designed Earth Lists to be powerful while remaining down-to-earth. Give it a try today!
Download Earth Lists Easy Spending Expense Tracker Lite 
Normally $0.99. *** Over a Million satisfied users of our apps *** See where your money goes and take control of where to spend your money effectively using the simple and yet powerful money management App on iOS. Easy Spending Expense Tracker LITE, a simple and convenient finance tracker App is the most powerful and convenient daily money management App on the GO for iPhone and iPad, that neatly tracks all your cash flow between different accounts that you can budget. It is now all the more secure, with the addition of Automatic Backup Service as part of its In-App purchase. With this feature you never have to worry about losing valuable financial data, either through accidental deletion or change of device. You can restore it anywhere. Easy Spending helps you SAVE money by tracking expenses and letting you know the TOP Expense categories at any time. Comes with easy gestures with convenient layout and clutter free interface, with large fonts, well spaced layouts for easy viewing and readability. You can quickly add an expense even while checking out at the grocery store or while at the gas station. Great for maintaining monthly recurring bills with reminders, it has the convenience of an Expense Tracker and BILL reminders at one place. **** HIGHLIGHTS ****
@ Never loose your valuable financial data with the All new Automatic Backup Service, (available as an In-App purchase) @ Excellent cloud sync of all your transaction data.
(available as an In-App purchase) @ BILL Reminders @ MULTIPLE ACCOUNT(S) (available as an In-App purchase) Summary in a single screen, and nice reports. $ Add a new Income/Expense in seconds. $ Quick view of Recent Transactions and Top Income/Expense categories. $ Passcode LOCK. $ NOTIFICATIONS added to Default calendar for recurring transactions as an option. Using this option, NEVER forget to pay your BILL on time. $ See future bills/payments and income using, "UPCOMING TRANSACTIONS" view. $ Store data for MANY MANY years $ Use MULTIPLE accounts $ Preview comments in History while drilling down the transactions. *** REPORTS ***
$ Powerful reports, timeline reports $ Doughnut chart reports gives a clean break up of where your money is going. $ Email csv file of all your data for single or all of your accounts. $ Upload csv file also to your Google Drive account
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| Why Exercise Is Not Enough to Prevent Weight Gain Posted: 16 Feb 2017 10:54 PM PST  Exercise on its own — without also following a healthy diet — isn't enough to help people lose or even just maintain their weight, a recent study suggests. The new results run counter to the idea that the obesity epidemic in the U.S. is caused by a lack of physical activity, said lead study author Lara Dugas, an assistant professor of public health sciences at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. When it comes to figuring out the causes of obesity, "what we really need to look at is what people are eating," Dugas told Live Science.
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| Trump supporters cheer his combative stance with the media Posted: 16 Feb 2017 05:57 PM PST  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Critics of President Donald Trump saw in his Thursday news conference a combative, thin-skinned chief executive who continues to blame the media for the controversies roiling his administration.
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| Russia's Lavrov says Feb. 20 ceasefire in Ukraine has been agreed Posted: 18 Feb 2017 09:01 AM PST ![Russia's Lavrov says Feb. 20 ceasefire in Ukraine has been agreed]( "Russia's Lavrov says Feb. 20 ceasefire in Ukraine has been agreed") Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday after meeting with his Ukrainian, German and French counterparts in Munich that a Feb. 20 ceasefire between Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists has been agreed. "On Feb. 20 the ceasefire regime will start and withdrawal of heavy military hardware will also start ... We have actively supported this decision and obviously expressed a conviction that this time, failure should not be allowed to take place," Lavrov told reporters. Lavrov's comments came minutes after Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin told reporters he was "not at all" happy with the results of Saturday's meeting.
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| Mourning the presidency: A mock funeral for Presidents’ Day Posted: 18 Feb 2017 12:00 PM PST ![Mourning the presidency: A mock funeral for Presidents' Day]( "Mourning the presidency: A mock funeral for Presidents' Day") A New Orleans-style funeral in New York's Washington Square Park hosted by Rise and Resist and GAG Is Watching on Saturday gave young New Yorkers the chance to grieve, march, sing, wail and ultimately "demand the rebirth of a presidency dedicated to the service of all peoples."
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| Hitler's 'destructive' wartime phone up for auction Posted: 17 Feb 2017 02:47 PM PST  Adolf Hitler's personal telephone, which the Fuehrer used to dictate many of his deadly World War II commands, will hit the auction block this weekend, the US house selling it announced. Originally a black Bakelite phone that was later painted crimson and engraved with Hitler's name, the relic was found in the Nazi leader's Berlin bunker in 1945 following the regime's defeat. Auction house Alexander Historical Auctions estimates its worth between $200,000 and $300,000.
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| 12 of the World’s Most Beautiful Waterfalls Posted: 17 Feb 2017 11:05 AM PST  From Niagara Falls to Iguazu Falls, check out the most beautiful waterfalls around the world.
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| Worldwide Internet Access is Closer Than we Think Posted: 17 Feb 2017 02:43 PM PST  Google and a scientific research team, X has made another breakthrough in providing internet access to every part of the world.
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| Nine people flee U.S. border patrol to seek asylum in Canada Posted: 17 Feb 2017 03:02 PM PST ![Nine people flee U.S. border patrol to seek asylum in Canada]( "Nine people flee U.S. border patrol to seek asylum in Canada") Nine asylum-seekers, including four children, barely made it across the Canadian border on Friday as a U.S. border patrol officer tried to stop them and a Reuters photographer captured the scene. As a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officer seized their passports and questioned a man in the front passenger seat of a taxi that had pulled up to the border in Champlain, New York, four adults and four young children fled the cab and ran to Royal Canadian Mounted Police on the other side. RCMP officers watching from the other side helped them up, lifting the younger children and asking a woman, who leaned on her fellow passenger as she walked, if she needed medical care.
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| AP Exclusive: If California dam failed, people likely stuck Posted: 17 Feb 2017 01:05 PM PST  Communities immediately downstream of California's Lake Oroville dam would not receive adequate warning or time for evacuations if the 770-foot-tall dam itself — rather than its spillways — were to abruptly fail, the state water agency that operates the nation's tallest dam repeatedly advised federal regulators a half-decade ago.
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| Fox News Anchor May Join Trump Administration Posted: 16 Feb 2017 09:47 PM PST  Heather Nauert, who hosts the network's morning show "Fox & Friends," is reportedly in talks with the president's team for the position of the State Department spokeswoman.
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| U.S. shuts high-security labs over concerns about air hose safety Posted: 17 Feb 2017 03:07 PM PST ![U.S. shuts high-security labs over concerns about air hose safety]( "U.S. shuts high-security labs over concerns about air hose safety") "We have no evidence that anybody has suffered ill health effects from breathing air that came through these hoses," Stephan Monroe, associate director for laboratory science and safety at the CDC, told Reuters. Monroe said he was confident scientists were not exposed to pathogens because the air they breathed passed through HEPA filters. The suits they wear also use positive air pressure to prevent pathogens from entering the suit.
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| Pakistan 'kills 100 militants' after blast in Sufi shrine Posted: 17 Feb 2017 11:36 AM PST  Pakistani forces said Friday they had killed more than 100 "terrorists" after 88 people died in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group on a Sufi shrine which stoked fears of a fresh surge in militancy. Prime minister Nawaz Sharif and army chief of staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa Friday visited the town of Sehwan in Sindh province where the latest attack took place. Sharif vowed to eliminate militants "with the full force of the state".
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| How to install the genius media app that Apple banned from the App Store Posted: 18 Feb 2017 12:00 PM PST 
What is Kodi and why should one want to install on the iPhone or any other iOS device? It's a versatile media player that's already quite popular with the crowds. You may have used it on other devices back when it was called XBMC. Unfortunately, it's not the kind of application that Apple allows in the App Store, so you can't really enjoy it on iOS devices unless you're willing to jailbreak the phone, or pull off other tricks that would let you sideload the app. If you're looking to install Kodi on the iPhone 7 or any other kind of iOS device without jailbreaking, then you're in luck. It looks like such a method is already available. The method does work, and it's as shady as you can expect. But if you can't go without Kodi in your life, and you don't want to jailbreak the iPhone 7, or can't find a method that jailbreaks the phone, then you could always go for this option. Discovered by Kodi Tips the trick involves navigating to a shady site — just because it's in a language you don't understand — and downloading an app to your iPhone. Once that's done, an error message will appear when you'll try to run Kodi. However, you can fix it by simply choosing to trust the application from the phone's Settings menu. Check out Kodi Tips full instructions if you really want to go through with the procedure. Finally, if all else fails, there's one other type of Kodi install for the iPhone that you can try, which doesn't require a jailbreak either. You have to pretend you're an app developer and use Apple's Xcode to get the app running on your iOS device — Macworld has all the instructions, assuming the method is still available.
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| Joyful 92-year-old woman serves as bridesmaid at her granddaughter's wedding Posted: 18 Feb 2017 08:00 AM PST  For every terrible story on the news, there is also a heartwarming one unfolding somewhere in the world. This is one of the heartwarming ones. SEE ALSO: Heartwarming video shows boy with Down syndrome dancing to 'Born This Way' Redditor rachelamandamay made the entire internet melt when she shared this photo from her wedding. "I say 92 years young because she swims one mile/week, line dances and still owns and maintains her own home," she stated in the comments of the post. This beautiful bride has a very close relationship with her grandmother. She also shared in a comment how she took her grandmother out on Valentine's Day to celebrate what would have been 67 years with her grandfather. What a fantastic, beautiful moment. The world needs more of these right now. Mashable have reached out to the bride for comment. BONUS: Tom Hanks photobombed a wedding photoshoot in gym shorts
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| China’s ‘Left Behind’ Children Posted: 17 Feb 2017 11:16 AM PST ![China's 'Left Behind' Children]( "China's 'Left Behind' Children") Millions of Chinese children are being raised by their grandparents in rural China as their parents left to find work in urban areas. While there are no official figures, a recent government report puts the number of "left behind" children at nearly 10 million, though child welfare experts estimate the number to be closer to 60 million. In the case of the Luo family grandparents, who are elderly and poor, they do what they can to meet the basic needs of four children between the ages of 5 and 11.
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| Tragic Suicide Case Highlights Mental Health Needs of Refugees Posted: 17 Feb 2017 08:15 AM PST  The couple left no real explanation for their suicides, but a recent report on their case in the journal BMJ Case Reports highlights the risks for refugees: Cut off from their homelands and from many of the usual sources of social support, most refugees also lack access to mental health care. It's a problem that persists not only along the Thai-Myanmar border, where decades of conflict have created semi-permanent camp settlements, but also in the Middle East and Europe among Syrians displaced by the civil war in their country. "I often think, 'Could we have said something more or been more proactive somehow and helped her?'" said Gracia Fellmeth, a public health researcher at Oxford University in the U.K. and lead author of the case report published in September 2016.
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| Eric Trump’s Winery Seeks More Foreign Workers Posted: 17 Feb 2017 01:22 AM PST  The wine company, owned by President Donald Trump's son, is seeking to bring in 23 workers under the federal H-2 visa program.
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| Amtrak police officer charged with murder in Chicago shooting Posted: 17 Feb 2017 02:01 PM PST ![Amtrak police officer charged with murder in Chicago shooting]( "Amtrak police officer charged with murder in Chicago shooting") By Timothy Mclaughlin CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Amtrak police officer has been charged with murder after fatally shooting an unarmed man who had been spotted smoking marijuana outside Chicago's Union Station train terminal, a police statement and court documents showed on Friday. Laroyce Tankson, 31, shot Chad Robertson, 25, on Feb. 8 at around 8:40 p.m. local time, the police statement said. Robertson was transported to a hospital in serious condition and died on Wednesday.
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| Turkey 'no' voters demonised as tight referendum looms Posted: 17 Feb 2017 07:26 AM PST  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his supporters are increasingly demonising voters thinking of rejecting a plan to grant him greater powers in an April referendum, raising fears of a further polarisation of society. Turkey will on April 16 vote in a referendum on constitutional changes to create a presidential system which Erdogan argues is needed for better governance but critics fear will lead to one man rule. Polls are indicating a tight race with approval for the plan by no means a foregone conclusion, opening the way for the kind of no-holds-barred campaign in which Erdogan revels.
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| Why you should pour a glass and drink up this National Drink Wine Day Posted: 18 Feb 2017 05:00 AM PST  National Drink Wine Day has been celebrated across the country every February since 2011. It started as a way to spread the love and health benefits of wine. Happy drinking!
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